![]() ![]() Besides, for me, I've learned that the last bite is often the sweetest. Three thousand years have passed and the time for Novrons heir. In this saga that began with The Crown Conspiracy, two thieves caught in the wrong place at the right time were launched on a series of ever escalating adventures that have all lead to this moment. Until he decides I am done, each day is a gift granted to me, and it would be wasted if spent poorly. Percepliquis is the final installment of the epic fantasy, The Riyria Revelations. ![]() "If Maribor wishes for me to die, who am I to argue? After all, it is he who gave me life to begin with. "What is the advantage of fear, or the benefit of regret, or the bonus of granting misery a foothold even if death is embracing you? My old abbot used to say, 'Life is only precious if you wish it to be.' I look at it like the last bite of a wonderful meal-do you enjoy it, or does the knowledge that there is no more to follow make it so bitter that you would ruin the experience?" The monk looked around, but no one answered him. ![]() ![]() But we will all die anyway-is there any denying that? When you think of all the possible ways you might go, this is as fine a place as any, isn't it? I mean, to end one's life surrounded by friends, in a comfortable, dry room with plenty to read. ![]()
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